Re: [HACKERS] libpq and SPI

From: Bruce Momjian <maillist(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: Clark Evans <clark(dot)evans(at)manhattanproject(dot)com>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgreSQL(dot)org
Subject: Re: [HACKERS] libpq and SPI
Date: 1999-05-09 20:10:52
Message-ID: 199905092010.QAA25661@candle.pha.pa.us
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Is this fixed?

> > What is the problem? I'll research a SPI patch.
>
> Check the hackers thread (last month I think) titled "libpq and SPI";
> the problem occurs when one submits a utility statement rather than
> a plannable query via SPI. Apparently what is happening is that the
> backend emits a 'T' message before it invokes the called statement
> and then emits a 'D' message afterwards --- so if the called statement
> causes a 'C' message to come out, libpq gets unhappy. This seems
> to be clearly a violation of the FE/BE protocol to me, so I don't think
> it's libpq's fault.
>
> Reasonable fixes might be to postpone the sending of 'T' till after
> the invoked statement is executed, or to modify the traffic cop so
> that a utility statement invoked from SPI doesn't send 'C'.
>
> I know a little bit about the parts of the backend that communicate with
> the frontend, but nothing about SPI, so I'm not well prepared to solve
> the problem by myself.
>
> regards, tom lane
>
>

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